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245 0 0 _aDesigning clinical research
_cStephen B. Hulley ... [et al.].
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aPhiladelphia :
_bWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
_c2007.
300 _axv, 367 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aGetting started: the anatomy and physiology of clinical research -- Conceiving the research question -- Choosing the study subjects: specification, sampling, and recruitment -- Planning the measurements: precision and accuracy -- Getting ready to estimate sample size: hypotheses and underlying principles -- Estimating sample size and power: applications and examples -- Designing a cohort study -- Designing cross-sectional and case-control studies -- Enhancing causal inference in observational studies --
505 0 _aDesigning a randomized blinded trial -- Alternative trial designs and implementation issues -- Designing studies of medical tests -- Utilizing existing databases -- Addressing ethical issues -- Designing questionnaries and interviews -- Data management -- Implementing the study and quality control -- Community and international studies -- Writing and funding a research proposal.
650 0 _aPublic Health
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_xResearch Methodology
700 _aHulley, SB.
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_cBK
999 _c1975
_d1975